Understanding Russia: Nikolas K. Gvosdev, PhD

This lecture took place on May 24, 2024.

About the Speaker: Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Ph.D.,
Professor, National Security Affairs

Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He holds non-residential fellowships with Foreign Policy Research Institute (editor of “Orbis”) and Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (co-host of the “Doorstep” podcast). He is a member of Loisach Group, a collaboration between the Munich Security Conference and the Marshall Center to enhance U.S. and Germany’s security partnership. He is a contributing editor for The National Interest. He has taught at Baylor, Georgetown, George Washington, Harvard Extension and Brown universities. From 2016-20, he held the Captain Jerome E. Levy Chair in economic geography and national security.

The views presented by the faculty or other guest speakers do not reflect official positions of the Naval War College, DON or DOD.